I am a keen GB triathlete in the F55-59 age group and compete at this level in standard, middle and long distance races. I was European Long Distance Champion in 2018 and gained bronze in the European Middle Distance Championships in 2019. I follow the periodisation model of training with approximately 80% of work being easy and 20% hard and I work hard at keeping athletes safe - often protecting them from their own drive. I see training as a long term project with year on year improvements coming from continuity and gradual changes. I understand that improvement as an athlete takes patience and has many ups and downs. I am there to commiserate about the downs, and plan a way out of them. I also enjoy hugely celebrating the ups. I am a Level 2 Triathlon coach and Level 2 Cycling, Road and Time Trial coach.